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06/09/22 11:02 AM #6000    

 

Nova Guynes

 

It is amazing that a young teacher can show more bravery than the police force. She has no weapons, no bullet proof vest, just the desire to save her kids.  My kind of Hero

06/09/22 09:46 PM #6001    

 

W Leggett

06/10/22 01:14 AM #6002    

 

Cheryl Corazzi (Essex)

You are a constant source of amusement. 

06/11/22 12:40 AM #6003    

 

W Leggett

06/11/22 12:49 AM #6004    

 

W Leggett

Good Morning World wake up rise and shine godzilla discover-good morning GIF

 

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06/11/22 10:18 AM #6005    

 

Marie Gaines (Harris)

THANKS AGAIN FOR THE POSTS! laugh

GOOD MORNING and NIGHT!heart

winkKEEP THEM COMING!!

 

06/11/22 11:50 PM #6006    

 

W Leggett

06/12/22 04:09 AM #6007    

 

W Leggett

OUR SOUTHERN BORDERS ARE NOT SAFE. THIS IS ONLY ONE MESSAGE I GET EVERY DAY. IT DOESN'T  INCLUDE ALL THE ILLEGALS THAT ARE CAUGHT, FROM GANG MEMBERS, SEX OFFERS, ETC. WHAT MAKES ME UP SET IS THE PHONE THEY HAVE TO CALL FOR HELP IF THEY GET LOST OR HURT. 

 

 

El Paso Area CBP Officers Seize 248 Pounds of Hard Narcotics

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EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry seized sizeable amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine over the last two weeks.

“We have seen the devasting number of drug overdose deaths occurring in our nation. Every time a CBP officer stops a drug load it can potentially save the life of one of our fellow citizens,” said CBP El Paso Director of Field Operations Hector Mancha.

22.75 pounds of methamphetamine

22.75 pounds of methamphetamine.

On May 20, CBP officers working at the Bridge of the Americas border crossing intercepted 22.75 pounds of methamphetamine from a 34-year-old female Mexican citizen. Following a CBP canine alert CBP officers located multiple bundles hidden within the vehicle.

On May 21, CBP officers working at the Ysleta border crossing intercepted 38.22 pounds of cocaine from a 51-year-old male Mexican citizen. CBP officers located multiple bundles hidden within the vehicle following a CBP canine alert and non-intrusive (x-ray scan) inspection.

On May 23, CBP officers working at the Paso Del Norte border crossing intercepted 24.25 pounds of cocaine from a 28-year-old male U.S. citizen. The discovery was made following a non-intrusive (x-ray scan) inspection of the vehicle and a CBP canine alert.

On May 25, CBP officers working at the Bridge of the Americas border crossing intercepted 31.3 pounds of methamphetamine, 15.65 pounds of fentanyl and 16.62 pounds of cocaine in two separate unrelated incidents minutes apart. In the first incident, a CBP canine led CBP officers to the discovery of bundles of cocaine concealed throughout a vehicle driven by a 23-year-old male Mexican citizen. A few minutes later, CBP officers inspected a vehicle driven by a 45-year-old male Mexican citizen. Upon a secondary inspection, CBP officers located multiple bundles filled with fentanyl and methamphetamine within the vehicle.

15.65 pounds of fentanyl

15.65 pounds of fentanyl.

On May 26, CBP officers working at the Bridge of the Americas border crossing intercepted 25.52 pounds of cocaine from a 23-year-old female U.S. citizen. Following a CBP canine alert CBP officers located multiple bundles hidden within the vehicle.

On May 27, CBP officers working at the Paso del Norte border crossing intercepted 45.74 pounds of methamphetamine from a 22-year-old female U.S. citizen. CBP officers located multiple bundles hidden within the vehicle following a CBP canine alert.

On May 29, CBP officers working at the Paso Del Norte border crossing intercepted a mixed load of 8.46 pounds of fentanyl and five pounds of heroin. The discovery was made following a primary inspection of a vehicle driven by a 48-year-old female Mexican citizen, and a CBP canine alert. That same day, CBP officers intercepted 2.1 pounds of methamphetamine from a 23-year-old male U.S. citizen via pedestrian. Upon a pat down search CBP officers discovered multiple bundles strapped to the individual’s body.

On May 30, CBP officers working at the Paso del Norte border crossing intercepted 12.78 pounds of cocaine from an 18-year-old male U.S. citizen. CBP officers located multiple bundles hidden within the vehicle following a primary search of the vehicle.

The subjects arrested by CBP officers were turned over to Homeland Security Investigations or local authorities for prosecution.

Additionally, CBP officers arrested 26 fugitives from justice. The arrests made were for dangerous drugs, fraud, obscenity, larceny, aggravated assault and sexual assault of a child.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with securing the borders of the United States while enforcing hundreds of laws and facilitating lawful trade and travel.

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Last Modified: June 3, 2022

06/12/22 09:49 AM #6008    

 

Marie Gaines (Harris)

PRAYING FOR US ALL!!

 

06/12/22 12:44 PM #6009    

 

W Leggett

It is against the law to put pretzels in bags in Philadelphia

Based on an act first enforced in 1760, you cannot put a pretzel in a bag in Philadelphia. This may seem like a strange rule, but is not the only strange rule in the United States.

In Texas, it is technically illegal for someone to have a pair of pliers in their possession.

In Alaska, it is apparently against the law to look at a moose when you are in an airplane and airborne.

 

And finally, in California women aren't allowed to drive cars while in housecoats.

06/12/22 02:00 PM #6010    

 

W Leggett

06/12/22 04:51 PM #6011    

 

Cheryl Corazzi (Essex)

So true about the drug trafficking on the border. And this is just one border town we are discussing. Living so close to El oasis can be stressful especially because most of these arrests never go to trial. Perpetrators are released almost as soon as they are booked due to the new bail laws that were put into effect several years ago. No consequences for criminals. 

06/13/22 01:29 PM #6012    

 

W Leggett

 

 

 

SAN DIEGO – A federal drug investigation has resulted in the discovery of a sophisticated cross-border tunnel and charges against six people for conspiring to distribute 1,762 pounds of cocaine.

The subterranean passageway, stretching from Tijuana, Mexico to a warehouse in Otay Mesa just east of the Port of Entry, is estimated to be about 1,744 feet long, 61 feet deep and 4-feet in diameter, with reinforced walls, a rail system, electricity and a ventilation system.

That’s close to 6 football fields long!

06/13/22 07:53 PM #6013    

 

W Leggett

 

06/13/22 09:35 PM #6014    

 

Marie Gaines (Harris)

laughheartwinkKEEP THEM COMING!

 

06/14/22 09:31 AM #6015    

 

Connie Schuerman (Von Dielingen)

Stay hydrated and safe during this crazy heat wave .... it's excessively hot & humid everywhere !

06/14/22 06:30 PM #6016    

 

Cheryl Corazzi (Essex)

I only have enough energy to get out of bed, get a cup of coffee, and then sit on the couch and fan myself for the rest of the day. This heat has been merciless. Rain, rain come today. 

06/15/22 10:19 AM #6017    

 

Nova Guynes

 

If you leave the gate open, the cow will wander off. So if you intentionally leave the gate open, you want the cow to wander off. You can't blame stupidity or laziness. It was intentional.
 
If you cut police budgets, you will get more crime on the streets. So if you intentionally cut police budgets, you wanted more crime on the streets.
 
If you cut back the supply of oil, gas prices will go up. So if you intentionally cut back the supply of oil, you wanted gas prices to go up.
 
If you print trillions of dollars without increasing the supply of goods, inflation will hit hard. So if you intentionally print trillions of dollars without more goods you wanted inflation to hit hard.
 
If you leave the southern border wide open, you get more drug trafficking and human trafficking.  So if you intentionally leave the border wide open, you wanted more drug trafficking and human trafficking.
 
If you shut down 40% of the supply of baby formula in February, you'll get a huge shortage. When you KNOW a huge baby formula shortage is coming because of the FDA's actions, and you purposefully do nothing to prevent it, month after month, until the crisis finally hits hard, you INTENDED this crisis.
 

06/16/22 12:27 AM #6018    

 

Cheryl Corazzi (Essex)

Amen! There have been no good intentions for two years. 

06/16/22 08:34 PM #6019    

 

W Leggett

A LITTLE LATE FOR SOME CLASSMATES BUT GOOD INFORMATION.

A SIDE NOTE ANY CHILD BORN AFTER THEIR DAD RETURNED FROM ANY OF THESE AREAS, CAN HAVE THE GERM PASSED ON TO THEM AN CAN FILE A CLAIM WITH THE V.A.  

 

Here are the veterans who will benefit from Congress’ sweeping toxic exposure bill

 

As many as one in five veterans living in America today could see new health care coverage and disability benefits under the toxic exposure legislation advanced by the Senate Thursday, but some veterans will see help sooner than others.

The package — which was advanced by the Senate in a bipartisan 84-14 vote and heads now to the House for final congressional approval — would cost almost $280 billion over the next decade and radically transform how the Department of Veterans Affairs analyzes and compensates victims of military chemical and radiation exposure incidents.

President Joe Biden has said he will sign the bill into law if it comes to his desk, and Veterans Affairs officials have already begun preparing staffing and implementation plans in anticipation of the new requirements.

Burn Pits

Despite cost, veterans’ toxic exposure bill gains bipartisan backing

“America’s veterans and their loved ones will be better off as a result of this work today,” said Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester, D-Mont., just moments before the vote. “This will make the country a better place ... Today will show that we can put party politics aside and honor America’s bravest.”

The burn pit provisions of the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act have received the most attention in recent months, in part because of the recency of those injuries.

Tens of thousands of veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have developed rare respiratory conditions and cancers in the years following their deployments, believed caused by poisonous smoke from massive burn pits used to dispose of a host of military waste.

But because scientific monitoring was not done at many sites, conclusively linking the smoke to veterans’ ailments has been a difficult task.

The PACT Act codifies recent changes in how the Department of Veterans Affairs approaches those kinds of health claims, lowering standards for proof and offering presumptive status for some rare illnesses believed caused by the burn pits.

Advocates said those fundamental changes could have wide-ranging and positive impact on veterans for years to come, developing a more patient-friendly approach to how VA approaches any toxic exposure incidents.

But they also say the direct benefits for groups that have been excluded in the past are more urgent. Those individuals include not only troops who recently separated but some who served more than five decades ago.

Here are highlights from those provisions:

The benefit: Presumptive status for disability benefits for 13 conditions related to burn pit exposure.

Who gets it: Most veterans who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars era are expected to be covered under the provision, although specifics of how to implement that still must be written by VA officials.

Individuals would receive disability benefits if they contract any type of the following cancers: head, neck, respiratory system, gastrointestinal system, reproductive system, lymphatic system, kidney, brain, skin or pancreas.

Individuals would also receive disability benefits if they contract any type of the following ailments: asthma, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, constrictive bronchiolitis, emphysema, granulomatous disease, interstitial lung disease, pleuritis, pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis, chronic sinusitis, chronic rhinitis or glioblastoma.

Most of the illnesses other than cancer would be eligible for benefits within the next year. The cancer benefits would be phased in from 2024 to 2025, except for individuals facing severe medical issues.

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Burn Pits

Deal on toxic exposure bill includes more VA staff, dozens of new VA medical clinics

The benefit: Ten years of health care coverage from VA upon separation from the military. Currently, all separating troops get five years of coverage.

Who gets it: All veterans who left the ranks in summer 2017 or later will have their eligibility automatically extended. Veterans who left between summer 2014 and summer 2017 will be able to apply for additional years of health care coverage, ending at 10 years after the date they separated.

The benefit: Presumptive status for disability benefits related to Agent Orange exposure for veterans suffering from hypertension or monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS).

Who gets it: All veterans currently eligible for disability benefits related to Agent Orange exposure. For MGUS, the presumptive status goes into effect as soon as the bill is signed into law.

Veterans suffering from hypertension will be phased in. Those who age 85 and older, or those suffering extreme health or financial problems. will receive immediate benefits status. For others, the presumptive status will start on Oct. 1, 2026.

The benefit: Presumptive status for disability benefits related to Agent Orange exposure for veterans who served in areas previously not recognized for the chemical defoliant use.

Who gets it: For veterans 85 or older who qualify, the benefit goes into effect immediately. For younger veterans, the provisions will trigger on Oct. 1, 2022. The eligible groups include:

♦ Individuals who served in Thailand (or any Royal Thai base) from Jan. 9, 1962, to June 30, 1976;

♦ Individuals who served in Laos between Dec. 1, 1965, and Sept. 30, 1969;

♦ Individuals who served in Cambodia’s Kompon Cham province between April 16, 1969, and April 30, 1969;

♦ Individuals who served in Guam or American Samoa (or their territorial waters) between Jan. 9, 1962, and July 31, 1980;

♦ Individuals who served on the Johnston Atoll between Jan. 1, 1972, and Sept. 30, 1977.

The benefit: Presumptive status for disability benefits for Persian Gulf War veterans.

Who gets it: All veterans who served in the first Gulf War. The provisions remove rules regarding eligibility expiration.

The benefit: Presumptive status for disability benefits related to radiation exposure for veterans who served at the Enewetak Atoll.

Who gets it: Individuals who served at the site from Jan. 1, 1977, to Dec. 31, 1980.

The benefit: Presumptive status for disability benefits related to radiation exposure for veterans who served in Palomares, Spain.

Who gets it: Individuals who served at the site from Jan. 17, 1966, to March 31, 1967.

 

06/16/22 11:14 PM #6020    

 

W Leggett

 

 

 

 

 

06/17/22 07:24 PM #6021    

 

W Leggett

06/17/22 07:53 PM #6022    

 

W Leggett

 

06/18/22 01:03 AM #6023    

 

W Leggett

Nancy Pelosi called Chuck Schumer one day and said I’ve got a plan to help us win in 2022 and help us retain control of Congress and take the Senate.

“Great Nancy but how?” asked Chuck.

“We’ll get some cheesy clothes and shoes as most Middle-Class Americans wear, then stop at the pound and pick up a Labrador Retriever.

Then, we’ll go to a nice old country bar in Montana and show them how much admiration and respect we have for the hard-working people living there.”

So they did and found just the place they were looking for in Bozeman, Montana. With the dog in tow, they walked inside and stepped up to the bar.

The Bartender took a step back and said, “Hey! Aren’t you Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi?”

“Yes we are!” said Nancy, “And what a lovely town you have here. We were passing through and Chuck suggested we stop and take in some local color.”

 

They ordered a round of bourbon for the whole bar and started chatting up a storm with anyone who would listen.

A few minutes later, a grizzled old rancher came in, walked up to the Labrador, lifted up its tail, looked underneath, shrugged his shoulders, and walked out.

A few moments later, in came another old rancher. He walked up to the dog, lifted up its tail, looked underneath, scratched his head, and left the bar.

For the next hour, another dozen ranchers came in, lifted the dog’s tail, and left shaking their heads.

Finally, Nancy asked, “Why did all those old ranchers come in and look under the dog’s tail? Is it some sort of custom?”

“Lord no,” said the bartender. “Someone’s out there running around town, claiming there’s a Labrador Retriever in here with two assholes!”

 

06/18/22 02:13 AM #6024    

 

Cheryl Corazzi (Essex)

Funny, humor is the best medicine. 

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